another newbie , please be gentle im a nissan virgin

[briggie]

mechanic said something about splines or something like that in the gearbox , he said that the only way to be sure was to take it to the local auto gearbox specialist ( costs £60 ) for them to examine it and provide a report , but to be honest im not sure i want to spend anymore money which i havent got , its almost like having your house burgled , i just dont feel comfortable with it knowing that its a bit of a rat , i HAVE to have a reliable vehicle , and this isnt .

 

[Ian Hunt]

Pete, Give Nationwide autos a bell (www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk).
My wife has dropped a car in with them before (a VW Beetle, auto too) with an intermitant problem. They had it for a day (twice), tested it couldn't find anything to fix & didn't charge her for the diagnostics or time. Serviced my X-Type Jag beautifully once for a fraction of the main dealers price too.

They get knocked as they're a non specialist 'every marque', national outfit, affiliated with the AA (gives quite big discount) but I've had nothing but good experience when I've used them (Stockport branch BTW).

 

[makeitfit]

I meant the bloke who did you is the rat.
Mistral with a dead auto box is worth about er, well not much unless you break it for spares. That's a lot of hassle:augie
Auto box usually mucho reliable, I think your options have to be down the chase the bastard route cause you'll loose big time otherwise.

 

[briggie]

update

its just after 9 am on saturday morning ( i bought the car tea time thursday ) despite 2 e mails , numerous attempts to phone him , text messages etc , still no response , so ... ive given his number ( a mobile number only ) to my mechanic , who will try and ring him every day over this weekend to give him his professional opinion , as yet i havent left feedback because i guess im too trusting , and there may be a good reason why he hasnt responded ( working perhaps ? ) but i think if nothing is sorted by monday , i have no choice but to take this further ..... any big muscly blokes for hire ? lol . kind regards , pete .... ps if anyone wants my e mail addy or phone number etc , pm me please .

 

[Spook]

leave some negative feedback and e-mail ebay with the sort of stuff the guys here have said ref not reasonably described
on the plus side you know where he lives. contact bbc/local tv they might be running a story on ebay scammers? long shot but you never know

 

[extreme-4x4]

its a tricky one depending if he , is a dealer or not

personally id track down the owner of the vehicle, and pursue them , if it is his brother well he'll probably not want you bothering him. cos its possibly reg'd as his to avoid tax or something . but he's the owner so its his problem

if its looking like its a dodgy mot contact vosa make lots of noise

also if you have breakdown cover rac or similar chase up to see if you have free legal cover . or if they will inspect the vehicle

the more noise you make and the quicker you do it . the more chance you will find someone who can help

but act now and loud

 

[briggie]

i have managed to find a auto gearbox and torque converter , its in oldham , the guy wants £800 for it , then of course i have to pay for it fitting ... a cost of around £1000 ........ not a option .

 

[makeitfit]

i have managed to find a auto gearbox and torque converter , its in oldham , the guy wants £800 for it , then of course i have to pay for it fitting ... a cost of around £1000 ........ not a option .

I cant see the point really:augie
You'd be better of buying another one while you sort this one out (money permitting ofcourse).
Here's one for a grand:thumbs
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1994-NISSAN-B...ewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item414d9dd566
BUT you should have all the info you need to cane this plank legally , so go burn his balls a bit :naughty

 

[clivvy]

I agree with all the posts, you are in a tight spot, so chase the swindler, he cannot be allowed to get away with this, I'd go to the police as well. If it turns out he's genuine, he's gonna have to take the car back and give you your money, that's fair and honest.

 

[briggie]

contact !

my mechanic managed to phone him , he offered to pay up to £400 for repairs , he couldnt give me my money back because hed spent it ,personally i doubt he would contribute to the repair bill , and to be honest i dont see why i should contribute money which i dont have , he was quite aggresive to my mechanic ..... sounds like a nice bloke huh ?... oh he was a private seller .

 

[jims-terrano]

Hi Pete, I think we are all so sorry you've had such a bad experience. I can understand your reluctance to persue this bloke but I do feel you should have some come back on this gob shite (most people on here know that I avoid using bad language on here).
Please don't let this put you off one of these motors as generally they are bullet proof. I've had mine since 2002 and it's done nearly 130k, in all that time it has been a super car not letting me down until a few months ago when the starter went and in fairness it had been playing up for a couple of years I just didn't know what was wrong as it was so intermittent. Anyway the weather was so cold before Xmas I couldnt change starter myself. So I paid someone to do it for me and I've had several problems since it's been in this garage but I can't pin it on him.
When you finally are able to look for another car try Elam's in Mirfield as they specialise in imported 4x4's and people carriers.

See Ya
Jim

 

[briggie]

car is now on e bay .... item number 330413567664

 

[jims-terrano]

car is now on e bay .... item number 330413567664

Well nobody could accuse you of being bent.

Good Luck
Jim

 

[lacroupade]

i have managed to find a auto gearbox and torque converter , its in oldham , the guy wants £800 for it , then of course i have to pay for it fitting ... a cost of around £1000 ........ not a option .

Briggie....just to be clear, the torque converter is an integral part of the gearbox, you are unlikely to get it seperately....the auto gearbox is physically just a bigger version of the manual gearbox but theres no way you ought to buy a s/h one without knowing its fully working - and you can't if its not in a truck.

Tell the seller you are going to Trading Standards, the tax authorities, the DVLA and so on and see if that scares him into action.

 

[lacroupade]

Briggie I'm just going to point out one lesson, because you've foolishly exposed yourself unnecessarily with this purchase.

That truck had a PayPal payment option.

Had you used it your ass would have been 100% covered.

Painful way to learn but such is life.:thumb2

 

[Ian Hunt]

Have you tried these guys?
http://www.4x4gearboxes.co.uk/index.htm
I know nothing about them, found them on Google, but they're fairly local to you - Halifax.

Ian

 

[briggie]

thanks ian , one advertised there for £350 with 6 months guarantee , but even that is beyond me , then of course there is fitting , lifes a bitch then ya marry one , only i aint married . kind regards , pete .

 

[briggie]

message from e bay

We're sorry there's an issue with your purchase. Unfortunately, this item isn't in a category covered by eBay Buyer Protection. We don't offer buyer protection on items listed in the Real Estate category, certain Motors categories, or in the Classified Ad format. You can try to resolve this problem by contacting the seller.

 

[makeitfit]

Well you can at least leave the sod some strong NEGATIVE feedback.
Have a word with your mechanic again and see if he cant secure that 400 squid.
It's one stage closer to a solution.:thumbs

 

[briggie]

REPLY FROM TRADING STANDARDS ( finally )

we are sorry sir , but your purchase was a private sale between your self and the seller ,the only recourse you may have is with vosa who issued the mot certificate , and personally i doubt that would secure a refund from the seller , our advice is to consult a solicitor for any further options .